Teamsters Withdraw from FedEx Election in Mass., Company Says
The Teamsters union has voluntarily canceled an organizing election scheduled for Friday at the FedEx 91视频 Delivery facility in Worcester, Mass., the company said.
The withdrawal 鈥渟ignals a defeat for the union, which was seeking to organize FedEx owner operators in Worcester,鈥 FedEx Corp. said in a statement.
鈥淭hese 18 independent contractors sent a clear message to the union that they want to remain just that 鈥 independent,鈥 said Paul Callahan, FedEx Ground鈥檚 senior vice president of contractor relations.
鈥淎s small business owners, they want to make business decisions for themselves, without third-party interference. At FedEx 91视频 Delivery, we believe contractors have the right to make their own decisions and we will continue to defend their right to do so.鈥
February鈥檚 election was originally scheduled to take place in 2006, but the Teamsters delayed previously, the company said. This is the Teamsters鈥 fourth failed attempt to organize contractors in Worcester, FedEx said.
FedEx Corp. is ranked No. 2 on the Transport Topics 100 listing of U.S. and Canadian for-hire carriers.